Cheesy Egg Casserole Recipe with Bread - These Old Cookbooks (2024)

Cheese and eggs are two great comfort foods that is always a good choice in the morning. This easy recipe will help you make a cheesy egg casserole that is tasty for breakfast or for dinner.

This Cheesy Egg Casserole is an easy recipe to put together the night before and adding your favorite breakfast meat and vegetables can make it even better.

Cheesy Egg Casserole

Barbara found this recipe in theSavory Samplings from Historic Madison, Indiana cookbook. It was called Baked Cheese Fondue but that does not really describe what this dish is.

Despite the name, we do agree with the original version in that thisis excellent for breakfast, brunch or lunch. We also think it make a great breakfast for dinner.

It’s more like a breakfast casserole with eggs, cheese and bread cubes. It’s the perfect recipe to add your favorite sautéed veggies or breakfast meats such as bacon, sausage or ham.

Prep Ahead Breakfast Casserole

I love a good prep ahead meal, especially for breakfast.

It’s so easy to toss this together the night before, and then pop it in the oven the next morning.

Since it takes about an hour to bake, it makes it particularly good for Christmas morning. Place it in the oven while everyone is opening gifts, and it will be ready when you are ready!

The Easy Egg Casserole is a great base recipe for a casserole. It would be delicious with breakfast sausage, cubed ham, bacon and an assortment of veggies added.

Breakfast Recipes with Eggs

• Crescent Roll Breakfast Casserole
• Ham and Cheese Quiche
• Toad in a Hole
• Cheesy Jalapeno Egg Squares
• Baked Eggs and Asparagus
• Egg and Sausage Breakfast Casserole – Sausage Egg and Cheese Casserole with Bread

Ingredient List

• Butter
• Bread
• Shredded Cheddar cheese
• Eggs
• Milk
• Dry Mustard
• Salt and Black Pepper

How to Make Egg and Cheese Casserole

Step By Step Instructions

1. Butter the bread slices. Cut them into cubes.
2. In the baking dish, alternate layers of bread and cheese.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs with milk, mustard and salt and pepper.
4. Pour egg mixture over the bread mixture.
5. Cover with plastic wrap or aluminum foil, and place in the refrigerator overnight.
6. The next morning, place casserole in a cold oven (remove wrap or foil).
7. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees F or until golden brown.

Storage Instructions

Let leftovers cool completely. Store in an airtight container or cover tightly with plastic wrap in the fridge for 3 to 4 days.

Recipe FAQs

• Be sure to butter the bread before you cut it into cubes. Barbara used some leftover hamburger and hot dog buns that were becoming stale. These kinds of dishes are a great way to use up bread that is on the edge of being stale.
• Butter your 1.5 quart baking dish before adding the bread and cheese.
• An 8 x 8 inch baking dish will work too.
• Dry mustard can be omitted, or add a squirt of yellow mustard instead.
• Serve along side hash browns.

Recipe Variations

• Add bacon, turkey bacon, breakfast sausage or cubed ham.
• Try any type of shredded cheese. Monterey Jack or Swiss Cheese would be tasty.
• Add sautéed bell peppers and onions.
• Steamed zucchini or broccoli would be a healthy spin.
• Leftover cooked potatoes could be diced up and added.

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Swedish Pancakes

Basic Waffles

Shortcut Cinnamon Rolls

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